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Luke 11:40

Luke 11:40
Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

But woe unto you Pharisees,.... Though these words, with several other passages in this chapter, are much alike with those in Matthew 23 yet it is clear that they were spoken at different times, these…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Ye fools - How unwise and wicked is your conduct! The word denotes not only “want of wisdom,” but also wickedness. Compare Psa 14:1; Pro 13:19; Pro 14:9. Your conduct is not merely “foolish,” but it…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Did not he that made that which is without - Did not the maker of the dish form it so, both outwardly and inwardly, as to answer the purpose for which it was made? And can it answer this purpose…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Luke 11:37-54

Christ here says many of those things to a Pharisee and his guests, in a private conversation at table, which he afterwards said in a public discourse in the temple (Mt. 23); for what he said in…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

that which is within also See Mar 7:18-19, which contains our Lord's distinctest utterance in abrogation of the Levitic Law "This He said ...making all meats clean."